[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S596-S605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3238. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Coons, and Mr. Schatz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                  TITLE VI--INVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY

     SEC. 6001. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                  Subtitle A--Clean Energy Tax Credits

     SEC. 6011. CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 45S. CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION CREDIT.

       ``(a) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, the clean 
     energy production credit for any taxable year is an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the applicable credit rate (as determined under 
     paragraph (2)), multiplied by
       ``(B) the kilowatt hours of electricity--
       ``(i) produced by the taxpayer at a qualified facility, and
       ``(ii)(I) sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person 
     during the taxable year, or
       ``(II) in the case of a qualified facility which is 
     equipped with a metering device which is owned and operated 
     by an unrelated person, sold, consumed, or stored by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(2) Applicable credit rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Maximum credit rate.--Except as provided in clause 
     (ii), the applicable credit rate is 1.5 cents.
       ``(ii) Reduction of credit based on greenhouse gas emission 
     rate.--The applicable credit rate shall be reduced (but not 
     below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     amount in effect under clause (i) as the greenhouse gas 
     emissions rate for the qualified facility bears to 372 grams 
     of CO2e per KWh.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.
       ``(b) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `greenhouse gas emissions rate' means the amount of 
     greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by a qualified 
     facility in the production of electricity, expressed as grams 
     of CO2e per KWh.
       ``(2) Non-fossil fuel combustion and gasification.--In the 
     case of a qualified facility which produces electricity 
     through combustion or gasification of a non-fossil fuel, the 
     greenhouse gas emissions rate for such facility shall be 
     equal to the net rate of greenhouse gases emitted into the 
     atmosphere by such facility in the production of electricity, 
     expressed as grams of CO2e per KWh.
       ``(3) Establishment of safe harbor for qualified 
     facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall, 
     by regulation, establish safe-harbor greenhouse gas emissions 
     rates for types or categories of qualified facilities, which 
     a taxpayer may elect to use for purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Rounding.--In establishing the safe-harbor greenhouse 
     gas emissions rates for qualified facilities, the Secretary 
     may round such rates to the nearest multiple of 37.2 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh (or, in the case of a greenhouse gas 
     emissions rate which is less than 18.6 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh, by rounding such rate to zero).
       ``(4) Carbon capture and sequestration equipment.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the amount of greenhouse gases 
     emitted into the atmosphere by a qualified facility in the 
     production of electricity shall not include any qualified 
     carbon dioxide (as defined in section 48E(c)(3)(A)) that is 
     captured and disposed of by the taxpayer.
       ``(c) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a calendar year beginning 
     after 2018, the 1.5 cent amount in clause (i) of subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by the 
     inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which 
     the sale or use of the electricity occurs. If any amount as 
     increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 
     0.1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of 0.1 cent.
       ``(2) Annual computation.--The Secretary shall, not later 
     than April 1 of each calendar year, determine and publish in 
     the Federal Register the inflation adjustment factor for such 
     calendar year in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment factor.--The term `inflation 
     adjustment factor' means, with respect to a calendar year, a 
     fraction the numerator of which is the GDP implicit price 
     deflator for the preceding calendar year and the denominator 
     of which is the GDP implicit price deflator for the calendar 
     year 1992. The term `GDP implicit price deflator' means the 
     most recent revision of the implicit price deflator for the 
     gross domestic product as computed and published by the 
     Department of Commerce before March 15 of the calendar year.
       ``(d) Credit Phase-out.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), if the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     electrical production in the United States are equal to or 
     less than 72 percent of the annual greenhouse gas emissions 
     from electrical production in the United States for calendar 
     year 2005, the amount of the clean energy production credit 
     under subsection (a) for any qualified facility placed in 
     service during a calendar year described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the amount of the credit determined under subsection 
     (a) without regard to this subsection, multiplied by
       ``(B) the phase-out percentage under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Phase-out percentage.--The phase-out percentage under 
     this paragraph is equal to--
       ``(A) for a facility placed in service during the first 
     calendar year following the calendar year in which the 
     determination described in paragraph (1) is made, 75 percent,
       ``(B) for a facility placed in service during the second 
     calendar year following such determination year, 50 percent,
       ``(C) for a facility placed in service during the third 
     calendar year following such determination year, 25 percent, 
     and
       ``(D) for a facility placed in service during any calendar 
     year subsequent to the year described in subparagraph (C), 0 
     percent.
       ``(3) Deadline to begin phase-out.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     electrical production in the United States for each year 
     before calendar year 2026 are greater than the percentage 
     specified in paragraph (1), then the determination described 
     in such paragraph shall be deemed to have been made for 
     calendar year 2025.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) CO2e per kwh.--The term `CO2e 
     per KWh' means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the 
     equivalent carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour of electricity 
     produced.
       ``(2) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' has the 
     same meaning given such term under section 211(o)(1)(G) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)), as in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(3) Qualified facility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the term `qualified facility' means a facility which is--
       ``(i) used for the generation of electricity, and
       ``(ii) originally placed in service after December 31, 
     2017.
       ``(B) 10-year production credit.--For purposes of this 
     section, a facility shall only be treated as a qualified 
     facility during the 10-year period beginning on the date the 
     facility was originally placed in service.
       ``(C) Expansion of facility; incremental production.--A 
     qualified facility shall include either of the following in 
     connection with a facility described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     that was previously placed in service, but only to the extent 
     of the increased amount of electricity produced at the 
     facility by reason of the following:
       ``(i) A new unit placed in service after December 31, 2017.
       ``(ii) Any efficiency improvements or additions of capacity 
     placed in service after December 31, 2017.
       ``(D) Coordination with other credits.--The term `qualified 
     facility' shall not include any facility for which--
       ``(i) a renewable electricity production credit determined 
     under section 45 is allowed under section 38 for the taxable 
     year or any prior taxable year,
       ``(ii) an energy credit determined under section 48 is 
     allowed under section 38 for the taxable year or any prior 
     taxable year, or
       ``(iii) a clean energy investment credit determined under 
     section 48E is allowed under section 38 for the taxable year 
     or any prior taxable year.
       ``(f) Final Guidance.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue final guidance 
     regarding implementation of this section, including 
     calculation of greenhouse gas emission rates for qualified 
     facilities and determination of clean energy production 
     credits under this section.
       ``(g) Special Rules.--

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       ``(1) Only production in the united states taken into 
     account.--Consumption or sales shall be taken into account 
     under this section only with respect to electricity the 
     production of which is within--
       ``(A) the United States (within the meaning of section 
     638(1)), or
       ``(B) a possession of the United States (within the meaning 
     of section 638(2)).
       ``(2) Combined heat and power system property.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), 
     the kilowatt hours of electricity produced by a taxpayer at a 
     qualified facility shall include any production in the form 
     of useful thermal energy by any combined heat and power 
     system property within such facility.
       ``(B) Combined heat and power system property.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the term `combined heat and power 
     system property' has the same meaning given such term by 
     section 48(c)(3) (without regard to subparagraphs (A)(iv), 
     (B), and (D) thereof).
       ``(C) Conversion from btu to kwh.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     amount of kilowatt hours of electricity produced in the form 
     of useful thermal energy shall be equal to the quotient of--

       ``(I) the total useful thermal energy produced by the 
     combined heat and power system property within the qualified 
     facility, divided by
       ``(II) the heat rate for such facility.

       ``(ii) Heat rate.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `heat rate' means the amount of energy used by the 
     qualified facility to generate 1 kilowatt hour of 
     electricity, expressed as British thermal units per net 
     kilowatt hour generated.
       ``(3) Production attributable to the taxpayer.--In the case 
     of a qualified facility in which more than 1 person has an 
     ownership interest, except to the extent provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, production from the 
     facility shall be allocated among such persons in proportion 
     to their respective ownership interests in the gross sales 
     from such facility.
       ``(4) Related persons.--Persons shall be treated as related 
     to each other if such persons would be treated as a single 
     employer under the regulations prescribed under section 
     52(b). In the case of a corporation which is a member of an 
     affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated 
     return, such corporation shall be treated as selling 
     electricity to an unrelated person if such electricity is 
     sold to such a person by another member of such group.
       ``(5) Pass-thru in the case of estates and trusts.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.
       ``(6) Allocation of credit to patrons of agricultural 
     cooperative.--
       ``(A) Election to allocate.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an eligible cooperative 
     organization, any portion of the credit determined under 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year may, at the election of 
     the organization, be apportioned among patrons of the 
     organization on the basis of the amount of business done by 
     the patrons during the taxable year.
       ``(ii) Form and effect of election.--An election under 
     clause (i) for any taxable year shall be made on a timely 
     filed return for such year. Such election, once made, shall 
     be irrevocable for such taxable year. Such election shall not 
     take effect unless the organization designates the 
     apportionment as such in a written notice mailed to its 
     patrons during the payment period described in section 
     1382(d).
       ``(B) Treatment of organizations and patrons.--The amount 
     of the credit apportioned to any patrons under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) shall not be included in the amount determined under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the organization for the 
     taxable year, and
       ``(ii) shall be included in the amount determined under 
     subsection (a) for the first taxable year of each patron 
     ending on or after the last day of the payment period (as 
     defined in section 1382(d)) for the taxable year of the 
     organization or, if earlier, for the taxable year of each 
     patron ending on or after the date on which the patron 
     receives notice from the cooperative of the apportionment.
       ``(C) Special rules for decrease in credits for taxable 
     year.--If the amount of the credit of a cooperative 
     organization determined under subsection (a) for a taxable 
     year is less than the amount of such credit shown on the 
     return of the cooperative organization for such year, an 
     amount equal to the excess of--
       ``(i) such reduction, over
       ``(ii) the amount not apportioned to such patrons under 
     subparagraph (A) for the taxable year,

     shall be treated as an increase in tax imposed by this 
     chapter on the organization. Such increase shall not be 
     treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of 
     determining the amount of any credit under this chapter.
       ``(D) Eligible cooperative defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `eligible cooperative' means a cooperative 
     organization described in section 1381(a) which is owned more 
     than 50 percent by agricultural producers or by entities 
     owned by agricultural producers. For this purpose an entity 
     owned by an agricultural producer is one that is more than 50 
     percent owned by agricultural producers.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 38(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (35), by striking ``plus'' at the end,
       (B) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, plus'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(37) the clean energy production credit determined under 
     section 45S(a).''.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Clean energy production credit.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to facilities placed in service after December 
     31, 2017.

     SEC. 6012. CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT.

       (a) Business Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 48D the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 48E. CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT.

       ``(a) Investment Credit for Qualified Property.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 46, the clean 
     energy investment credit for any taxable year is an amount 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the clean energy percentage of the qualified 
     investment for such taxable year with respect to any 
     qualified facility, plus
       ``(B) 30 percent of the qualified investment for such 
     taxable year with respect to qualified carbon capture and 
     sequestration equipment, plus
       ``(C) 30 percent of the qualified investment for such 
     taxable year with respect to energy storage property.
       ``(2) Clean energy percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Maximum percentage.--Except as provided in clause 
     (ii), the clean energy percentage is 30 percent.
       ``(ii) Reduction of percentage based on greenhouse gas 
     emissions rate.--The clean energy percentage shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio 
     to 30 percent as the anticipated greenhouse gas emissions 
     rate for the qualified facility bears to 372 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) is not a multiple of 1 percent, such 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1 percent.
       ``(3) Coordination with rehabilitation credit.--The clean 
     energy percentage shall not apply to that portion of the 
     basis of any property which is attributable to qualified 
     rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in section 47(c)(2)).
       ``(b) Qualified Investment With Respect to Any Qualified 
     Facility.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A), 
     the qualified investment with respect to any qualified 
     facility for any taxable year is the basis of any qualified 
     property placed in service by the taxpayer during such 
     taxable year which is part of a qualified facility.
       ``(2) Qualified property.--The term `qualified property' 
     means property--
       ``(A) which is--
       ``(i) tangible personal property, or
       ``(ii) other tangible property (not including a building or 
     its structural components), but only if such property is used 
     as an integral part of the qualified facility,
       ``(B) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization 
     in lieu of depreciation) is allowable,
       ``(C) which is constructed, reconstructed, erected, or 
     acquired by the taxpayer, and
       ``(D) the original use of which commences with the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(3) Qualified facility.--The term `qualified facility' 
     has the same meaning given such term by section 45S(e)(3) 
     (without regard to subparagraphs (B) and (D) thereof). Such 
     term shall not include any facility for which a renewable 
     electricity production credit under section 45 or an energy 
     credit determined under section 48 is allowed under section 
     38 for the taxable year or any prior taxable year.
       ``(c) Qualified Investment With Respect to Qualified Carbon 
     Capture and Sequestration Equipment.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), 
     the qualified investment with respect to qualified carbon 
     capture and sequestration equipment for any taxable year is 
     the basis of any qualified carbon capture and sequestration 
     equipment placed in service by the taxpayer during such 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Qualified carbon capture and sequestration 
     equipment.--The term `qualified carbon capture and 
     sequestration equipment' means property--
       ``(A) installed in a facility placed in service before 
     January 1, 2018, which produces electricity,
       ``(B) which results in at least a 50 percent reduction in 
     the carbon dioxide emissions rate at the facility, as 
     compared to such rate before installation of such equipment, 
     through the capture and disposal of qualified carbon dioxide 
     (as defined in paragraph (3)(A)),
       ``(C) with respect to which depreciation is allowable,
       ``(D) which is constructed, reconstructed, erected, or 
     acquired by the taxpayer, and
       ``(E) the original use of which commences with the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(3) Qualified carbon dioxide.--

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       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified carbon dioxide' 
     means carbon dioxide captured from an industrial source 
     which--
       ``(i) would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as 
     industrial emission of greenhouse gas,
       ``(ii) is measured at the source of capture and verified at 
     the point of disposal or injection,
       ``(iii) is disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological 
     storage, and
       ``(iv) is captured and disposed of within the United States 
     (within the meaning of section 638(1)) or a possession of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 638(2)).
       ``(B) Secure geological storage.--The term `secure 
     geological storage' has the same meaning given to such term 
     under section 45Q(d)(2).
       ``(d) Qualified Investment With Respect to Energy Storage 
     Property.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(C), 
     the qualified investment with respect to energy storage 
     property for any taxable year is the basis of any energy 
     storage property placed in service by the taxpayer during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(2) Energy storage property.--The term `energy storage 
     property' means property--
       ``(A) installed at or near a facility which produces 
     electricity,
       ``(B) which receives, stores, and delivers electricity or 
     energy for conversion to electricity which is sold by the 
     taxpayer to an unrelated person (or, in the case of a 
     facility which is equipped with a metering device which is 
     owned and operated by an unrelated person, sold or consumed 
     by the taxpayer), which may include--
       ``(i) hydroelectric pumped storage,
       ``(ii) compressed air energy storage,
       ``(iii) regenerative fuel cells,
       ``(iv) batteries,
       ``(v) superconducting magnetic energy storage,
       ``(vi) thermal energy storage systems,
       ``(vii) fuel cells (as defined in section 48(c)(1)),
       ``(viii) any other relevant technology identified by the 
     Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Energy), and
       ``(ix) any combination of the properties described in 
     clauses (i) through (viii),
       ``(C) with respect to which depreciation is allowable,
       ``(D) which is constructed, reconstructed, erected, or 
     acquired by the taxpayer,
       ``(E) the original use of which commences with the 
     taxpayer, and
       ``(F) which is placed in service after December 31, 2017.
       ``(e) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `greenhouse gas emissions rate' has the same meaning given 
     such term under subsection (b) of section 45S.
       ``(2) Establishment of safe harbor for qualified 
     property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall, 
     by regulation, establish safe-harbor greenhouse gas emissions 
     rates for types or categories of qualified property which are 
     part of a qualified facility, which a taxpayer may elect to 
     use for purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Rounding.--In establishing the safe-harbor greenhouse 
     gas emissions rates for qualified property, the Secretary may 
     round such rates to the nearest multiple of 37.2 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh (or, in the case of a greenhouse gas 
     emissions rate which is less than 18.6 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh, by rounding such rate to zero).
       ``(f) Certain Progress Expenditure Rules Made Applicable.--
     Rules similar to the rules of subsection (c)(4) and (d) of 
     section 46 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall 
     apply for purposes of subsection (a).
       ``(g) Credit Phase-out.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), if the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     electrical production in the United States are equal to or 
     less than 72 percent of the annual greenhouse gas emissions 
     from electrical production in the United States for calendar 
     year 2005, the amount of the clean energy investment credit 
     under subsection (a) for any qualified facility, qualified 
     carbon capture and sequestration equipment, or energy storage 
     property placed in service during a calendar year described 
     in paragraph (2) shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the amount of the credit determined under subsection 
     (a) without regard to this subsection, multiplied by
       ``(B) the phase-out percentage under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Phase-out percentage.--The phase-out percentage under 
     this paragraph is equal to--
       ``(A) for a facility or property placed in service during 
     the first calendar year following the calendar year in which 
     the determination described in paragraph (1) is made, 75 
     percent,
       ``(B) for a facility or property placed in service during 
     the second calendar year following such determination year, 
     50 percent,
       ``(C) for a facility or property placed in service during 
     the third calendar year following such determination year, 25 
     percent, and
       ``(D) for a facility or property placed in service during 
     any calendar year subsequent to the year described in 
     subparagraph (C), 0 percent.
       ``(3) Deadline to begin phase-out.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     electrical production in the United States for each year 
     before calendar year 2026 are greater than the percentage 
     specified in paragraph (1), then the determination described 
     in such paragraph shall be deemed to have been made for 
     calendar year 2025.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) CO2e per kwh.--The term `CO2e 
     per KWh' has the same meaning given such term under section 
     45S(e)(1).
       ``(2) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' has the 
     same meaning given such term under section 45S(e)(2).
       ``(i) Recapture of Credit.--For purposes of section 50, if 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     determines that--
       ``(1) the greenhouse gas emissions rate for a qualified 
     facility is significantly higher than the anticipated 
     greenhouse gas emissions rate claimed by the taxpayer for 
     purposes of the clean energy investment credit under this 
     section, or
       ``(2) with respect to any qualified carbon capture and 
     sequestration equipment installed in a facility, the carbon 
     dioxide emissions from such facility cease to be captured or 
     disposed of in a manner consistent with the requirements of 
     subsection (c),
     the facility or equipment shall cease to be investment credit 
     property in the taxable year in which the determination is 
     made.
       ``(j) Final Guidance.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue final guidance 
     regarding implementation of this section, including 
     calculation of greenhouse gas emission rates for qualified 
     facilities and determination of clean energy investment 
     credits under this section.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 46 is amended by inserting a comma at the end 
     of paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
     (5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) the clean energy investment credit.''.
       (B) Section 49(a)(1)(C) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
     the end of clause (v), by striking the period at the end of 
     clause (vi) and inserting a comma, and by adding at the end 
     the following new clauses:
       ``(vii) the basis of any qualified property which is part 
     of a qualified facility under section 48E,
       ``(viii) the basis of any qualified carbon capture and 
     sequestration equipment under section 48E, and
       ``(ix) the basis of any energy storage property under 
     section 48E.''.
       (C) Section 50(a)(2)(E) is amended by inserting ``or 
     48E(e)'' after ``section 48(b)''.
       (D) The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 48D the following new item:

``48E. Clean energy investment credit.''.

       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     2017, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990).
       (b) Individual Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 25D is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 25D. CLEAN RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual, there 
     shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
     chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the clean energy percentage of the expenditures made 
     by the taxpayer for qualified property which is--
       ``(i) installed in a dwelling unit which is located in the 
     United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) placed in service during such taxable year, plus
       ``(B) 30 percent of the expenditures made by the taxpayer 
     for energy storage property which is--
       ``(i) installed in a dwelling unit which is located in the 
     United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) placed in service during such taxable year.
       ``(2) Clean energy percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Maximum percentage.--Except as provided in clause 
     (ii), the clean energy percentage is 30 percent.
       ``(ii) Reduction of percentage based on greenhouse gas 
     emissions rate.--The clean energy percentage shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio 
     to 30 percent as the anticipated greenhouse gas emissions 
     rate for the qualified property bears to 372 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) is not a multiple of 1 percent, such 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1 percent.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `greenhouse gas emissions rate' and `CO2e per KWh' 
     have the same

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     meanings given such terms under subsections (b) and (e)(1) of 
     section 45S, respectively.
       ``(3) Establishment of safe harbor for qualified 
     property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall, 
     by regulation, establish safe-harbor greenhouse gas emissions 
     rates for types or categories of qualified property which are 
     installed in a dwelling unit, which a taxpayer may elect to 
     use for purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Rounding.--In establishing the safe-harbor greenhouse 
     gas emissions rates for qualified property, the Secretary may 
     round such rates to the nearest multiple of 37.2 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh (or, in the case of a greenhouse gas 
     emissions rate which is less than 18.6 grams of 
     CO2e per KWh, by rounding such rate to zero).
       ``(b) Qualified Property.--The term `qualified property' 
     means property--
       ``(1) which is tangible personal property,
       ``(2) which is used for the generation of electricity,
       ``(3) which is constructed, reconstructed, erected, or 
     acquired by the taxpayer,
       ``(4) the original use of which commences with the 
     taxpayer, and
       ``(5) which is originally placed in service after December 
     31, 2017.
       ``(c) Energy Storage Property.--The term `energy storage 
     property' means property which receives, stores, and delivers 
     electricity or energy for conversion to electricity which is 
     consumed by the taxpayer, which may include--
       ``(1) batteries,
       ``(2) thermal energy storage systems,
       ``(3) fuel cells,
       ``(4) any other relevant technology identified by the 
     Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Energy), and
       ``(5) any combination of the properties described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4).
       ``(d) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit 
     allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed 
     by section 26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of 
     the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this 
     section), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding 
     taxable year and added to the credit allowable under 
     subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
       ``(e) Credit Phase-out.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), if the 
     Secretary determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions 
     from electrical production in the United States are equal to 
     or less than the percentage specified in section 48E(g), the 
     amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a) for any 
     qualified property or energy storage property placed in 
     service during a calendar year described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the amount of the credit determined under subsection 
     (a) without regard to this subsection, multiplied by
       ``(B) the phase-out percentage under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Phase-out percentage.--The phase-out percentage under 
     this paragraph is equal to--
       ``(A) for property placed in service during the first 
     calendar year following the calendar year in which the 
     determination described in paragraph (1) is made, 75 percent,
       ``(B) for property placed in service during the second 
     calendar year following such determination year, 50 percent,
       ``(C) for property placed in service during the third 
     calendar year following such determination year, 25 percent, 
     and
       ``(D) for property placed in service during any calendar 
     year subsequent to the year described in subparagraph (C), 0 
     percent.
       ``(3) Deadline to begin phase-out.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     electrical production in the United States for each year 
     before calendar year 2026 are greater than the percentage 
     specified in section 48E(g), then the determination described 
     in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to have been made for 
     calendar year 2025.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Labor costs.--Expenditures for labor costs properly 
     allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or original 
     installation of the qualified property or energy storage 
     property and for piping or wiring to interconnect such 
     property to the dwelling unit shall be taken into account for 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing 
     corporation.--In the case of an individual who is a tenant-
     stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative 
     housing corporation (as defined in such section), such 
     individual shall be treated as having made his tenant-
     stockholder's proportionate share (as defined in section 
     216(b)(3)) of any expenditures of such corporation.
       ``(3) Condominiums.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who is a 
     member of a condominium management association with respect 
     to a condominium which the individual owns, such individual 
     shall be treated as having made the individual's 
     proportionate share of any expenditures of such association.
       ``(B) Condominium management association.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `condominium management association' 
     means an organization which meets the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) of section 528(c) (other than subparagraph (E) 
     thereof) with respect to a condominium project substantially 
     all of the units of which are used as residences.
       ``(4) Allocation in certain cases.--If less than 80 percent 
     of the use of a property is for nonbusiness purposes, only 
     that portion of the expenditures for such property which is 
     properly allocable to use for nonbusiness purposes shall be 
     taken into account.
       ``(g) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if 
     a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditures 
     with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of 
     such property which would (but for this subsection) result 
     from such expenditures shall be reduced by the amount of the 
     credit so allowed.
       ``(h) Final Guidance.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue final guidance 
     regarding implementation of this section, including 
     calculation of greenhouse gas emission rates for qualified 
     property and determination of residential clean energy 
     property credits under this section.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Paragraph (1) of section 45(d) is amended by striking 
     ``Such term'' and all that follows through the period and 
     inserting the following: ``Such term shall not include any 
     facility with respect to which any expenditures for qualified 
     property (as defined in subsection (b) of section 25D) which 
     uses wind to produce electricity is taken into account in 
     determining the credit under such section.''.
       (B) Paragraph (34) of section 1016(a) is amended by 
     striking ``section 25D(f)'' and inserting ``section 25D(h)''.
       (C) The item relating to section 25D in the table of 
     contents for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 25D. Clean residential energy credit.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     2017.

     SEC. 6013. EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF VARIOUS ENERGY 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Nonbusiness Energy Property.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2017''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     2016.
       (b) Residential Energy Efficient Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (g) of section 25D is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2017''.
       (2) Elimination of phaseout.--Division P of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113) is 
     amended by striking section 304.
       (c) Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 30C(g) is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2017''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     2016.
       (d) 2- and 3-wheeled Plug-in Electric Vehicles.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 30D(g)(E) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 
     2018.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2016.
       (e) Electricity Produced From Certain Renewable 
     Resources.--
       (1) In general.--The following provisions of section 45(d) 
     are each amended by striking ``January 1, 2017'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``January 1, 2018'':
       (A) Paragraph (2)(A).
       (B) Paragraph (3)(A).
       (C) Paragraph (4)(B).
       (D) Paragraph (6).
       (E) Paragraph (7).
       (F) Paragraph (9).
       (G) Paragraph (11)(B).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
       (f) Credit for Production From Advanced Nuclear Power 
     Facilities.--Section 45J(d)(1)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``2021'' and inserting ``2018''.
       (g) New Energy Efficient Home Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (g) of section 45L is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2017''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to any qualified new energy efficient home 
     acquired after December 31, 2016.
       (h) Repeal of Energy Efficient Appliance Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 of subtitle A is amended by striking section 45M.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 38(b) is amended by striking paragraph (24).
       (B) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 45M.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (i) Credit for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration.--Section 
     45Q(c) is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, and'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) which is placed in service before January 1, 2018.''.
       (j) Elimination of Phaseout of Credits for Wind Facilities 
     and Solar Energy Property.--
       (1) Wind facilities.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 45(d) is amended 
     by striking ``January 1, 2020'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2018''.
       (B) Phaseout.--Subsection (b) of section 45 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (5).
       (C) Qualified investment credit facility.--
       (i) In general.--Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2017'' and all that follows through 
     ``section 45(d))'' and inserting ``January 1, 2018''.
       (ii) Phaseout.--Paragraph (5) of section 48(a) is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (E).
       (D) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
       (2) Solar energy property.--
       (A) In general.--Subclause (II) of section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) 
     is amended by striking ``property the construction of which 
     begins before January 1, 2022'' and inserting ``periods 
     ending before January 1, 2018''.
       (B) Phaseout.--Subsection (a) of section 48 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (6).
       (C) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     48(a)(2) is amended by striking ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (6), the energy percentage'' and inserting ``The 
     energy percentage''.
       (D) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
       (k) Energy Credit.--
       (1) Solar energy property.--Section 48(a)(3)(A) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``but only with respect to 
     periods ending before January 1, 2018'' after ``swimming 
     pool,'', and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2018''.
       (2) Geothermal energy property.--Section 48(a)(3)(A)(iii) 
     is amended by inserting ``with respect to periods ending 
     before January 1, 2018, and'' after ``but only''.
       (3) Thermal energy property.--Section 48(a)(3)(A)(vii) is 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 2018''.
       (4) Qualified fuel cell property.--Section 48(c)(1)(D) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2017''.
       (5) Qualified microturbine property.--Section 48(c)(2)(D) 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2017''.
       (6) Combined heat and power system property.--Section 
     48(c)(3)(A)(iv) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2017'' 
     and inserting ``January 1, 2018''.
       (7) Qualified small wind energy property.--Section 
     48(c)(4)(C) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2017''.
       (l) Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 48C is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f), and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Additional Qualifying Advanced Energy Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an 
     additional qualifying advanced energy project program to 
     consider and award certifications for qualified investments 
     eligible for credits under this section to qualifying 
     advanced energy project sponsors.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount of credits that may be 
     allocated under the program described in subparagraph (A) 
     shall not exceed $5,000,000,000.
       ``(2) Certification.--
       ``(A) Application period.--Each applicant for certification 
     under this paragraph shall submit an application containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require during the 2-
     year period beginning on the date the Secretary establishes 
     the program under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Time to meet criteria for certification.--Each 
     applicant for certification shall have 1 year from the date 
     of acceptance by the Secretary of the application during 
     which to provide to the Secretary evidence that the 
     requirements of the certification have been met.
       ``(C) Period of issuance.--An applicant which receives a 
     certification shall have 3 years from the date of issuance of 
     the certification in order to place the project in service 
     and if such project is not placed in service by that time 
     period, then the certification shall no longer be valid.
       ``(3) Selection criteria.--In determining which qualifying 
     advanced energy projects to certify under this section, the 
     Secretary shall consider the same criteria described in 
     subsection (d)(3).
       ``(4) Review and redistribution.--
       ``(A) Review.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall review the 
     credits allocated pursuant to this subsection as of such 
     date.
       ``(B) Redistribution.--The Secretary may reallocate credits 
     awarded under this section if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) there is an insufficient quantity of qualifying 
     applications for certification pending at the time of the 
     review, or
       ``(ii) any certification made pursuant to paragraph (2) has 
     been revoked pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) because the project 
     subject to the certification has been delayed as a result of 
     third party opposition or litigation to the proposed project.
       ``(C) Reallocation.--If the Secretary determines that 
     credits under this section are available for reallocation 
     pursuant to the requirements set forth in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary is authorized to conduct an additional program for 
     applications for certification.
       ``(5) Disclosure of allocations.--The Secretary shall, upon 
     making a certification under this subsection, publicly 
     disclose the identity of the applicant and the amount of the 
     credit with respect to such applicant.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990).
       (m) Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (h) of section 179D is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2017''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     2016.

                   Subtitle B--Clean Fuel Tax Credits

     SEC. 6021. CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1, as amended by section _01, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 45T. CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION CREDIT.

       ``(a) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, the clean 
     fuel production credit for any taxable year is an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) $1.00 per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline 
     with respect to any transportation fuel which is--
       ``(i) produced by the taxpayer at a qualified facility, and
       ``(ii) sold or used by the taxpayer in a manner described 
     in paragraph (2), and
       ``(B) the emissions factor for such fuel (as determined 
     under subsection (b)(2)).
       ``(2) Sale or use.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), 
     the transportation fuel is sold or used in a manner described 
     in this paragraph if such fuel is--
       ``(A) sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person--
       ``(i) for use by such person in the production of a fuel 
     mixture that will be used as a transportation fuel,
       ``(ii) for use by such person as a transportation fuel in a 
     trade or business, or
       ``(iii) who sells such fuel at retail to another person and 
     places such fuel in the fuel tank of such other person, or
       ``(B) used or sold by the taxpayer for any purpose 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Rounding.--If any amount determined under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount shall be 
     rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.
       ``(b) Emissions Factors.--
       ``(1) Emissions factor.--
       ``(A) In general.--The emissions factor of a transportation 
     fuel shall be an amount equal to the quotient of--
       ``(i) an amount (not less than zero) equal to--

       ``(I) 77.23, minus
       ``(II) the emissions rate for such fuel, divided by

       ``(ii) 77.23.
       ``(B) Establishment of safe harbor emissions rate.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish the safe 
     harbor emissions rate for similar types and categories of 
     transportation fuels based on the amount of lifecycle 
     greenhouse gas emissions (as described in section 
     211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(H)), 
     as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section) 
     for such fuels, expressed as kilograms of CO2e per 
     mmBTU, which a taxpayer may elect to use for purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(C) Rounding of safe harbor emissions rate.--The 
     Secretary may round the safe harbor emissions rates under 
     subparagraph (B) to the nearest multiple of 7.723 kilograms 
     of CO2e per mmBTU, except that, in the case of an 
     emissions rate that is less than 3.862 kilograms of 
     CO2e per mmBTU, the Secretary may round such rate 
     to zero.
       ``(D) Provisional safe harbor emissions rate.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any transportation fuel 
     for which a safe harbor emissions rate has not been 
     established by the Secretary, a taxpayer producing such fuel 
     may file a petition with the Secretary for determination of 
     the safe harbor emissions rate with respect to such fuel.
       ``(ii) Establishment of provisional and final safe harbor 
     emissions rate.--In the case of a transportation fuel for 
     which a petition described in clause (i) has been filed, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall--

       ``(I) not later than 12 months after the date on which the 
     petition was filed, provide a

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     provisional safe harbor emissions rate for such fuel which a 
     taxpayer may use for purposes of this section, and
       ``(II) not later than 24 months after the date on which the 
     petition was filed, establish the safe harbor emissions rate 
     for such fuel.

       ``(E) Rounding.--If any amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of 0.1, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1.
       ``(2) Publishing safe harbor emissions rate.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall publish a table that 
     sets forth the safe harbor emissions rate (as established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)) for similar types and categories 
     of transportation fuels.
       ``(c) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of calendar years beginning 
     after 2018, the $1.00 amount in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be 
     adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation 
     adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the sale or 
     use of the transportation fuel occurs. If any amount as 
     increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 1 
     cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
     1 cent.
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment factor.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the inflation adjustment factor shall be the 
     inflation adjustment factor determined and published by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 45S(c), determined by 
     substituting `calendar year 2017' for `calendar year 1992' in 
     paragraph (3) thereof.
       ``(d) Credit Phase-out.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), if the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the greenhouse gas emissions from 
     transportation fuel produced and sold at retail annually in 
     the United States are equal to or less than 72 percent of the 
     greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel produced 
     and sold at retail in the United States during calendar year 
     2005, the amount of the clean fuel production credit under 
     this section for any qualified facility placed in service 
     during a calendar year described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the amount of the credit determined under subsection 
     (a) without regard to this subsection, multiplied by
       ``(B) the phase-out percentage under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Phase-out percentage.--The phase-out percentage under 
     this paragraph is equal to--
       ``(A) for a facility placed in service during the first 
     calendar year following the calendar year in which the 
     determination described in paragraph (1) is made, 75 percent,
       ``(B) for a facility placed in service during the second 
     calendar year following such determination year, 50 percent,
       ``(C) for a facility placed in service during the third 
     calendar year following such determination year, 25 percent, 
     and
       ``(D) for a facility placed in service during any calendar 
     year subsequent to the year described in subparagraph (C), 0 
     percent.
       ``(3) Deadline to begin phase-out.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the greenhouse gas emissions from 
     transportation fuel produced and sold at retail annually in 
     the United States are, for each year before calendar year 
     2026, greater than the percentage specified in paragraph (1), 
     then the determination described in such paragraph shall be 
     deemed to have been made for calendar year 2025.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) mmBTU.--The term `mmBTU' means 1,000,000 British 
     thermal units.
       ``(2) CO2e.--The term `CO2e' means, 
     with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon 
     dioxide.
       ``(3) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' has the 
     same meaning given that term under section 211(o)(1)(G) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)), as in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(4) Qualified facility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the term `qualified facility' means a facility used for the 
     production of transportation fuels.
       ``(B) 10-year production credit.--For purposes of this 
     section, a facility shall only qualify as a qualified 
     facility--
       ``(i) in the case of a facility that is originally placed 
     in service after December 31, 2017, for the 10-year period 
     beginning on the date such facility is placed in service, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a facility that is originally placed 
     in service before January 1, 2018, for the 10-year period 
     beginning on January 1, 2018.
       ``(5) Transportation fuel.--The term `transportation fuel' 
     means a fuel which is suitable for use as a fuel in a highway 
     vehicle or aircraft.
       ``(f) Final Guidance.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue final guidance 
     regarding implementation of this section, including 
     calculation of emissions factors for transportation fuel, the 
     table described in subsection (b)(2), and the determination 
     of clean fuel production credits under this section.
       ``(g) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Only registered production in the united states taken 
     into account.--
       ``(A) In general.--No clean fuel production credit shall be 
     determined under subsection (a) with respect to any 
     transportation fuel unless--
       ``(i) the taxpayer is registered as a producer of clean 
     fuel under section 4101 at the time of production, and
       ``(ii) such fuel is produced in the United States.
       ``(B) United states.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `United States' includes any possession of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Production attributable to the taxpayer.--In the case 
     of a facility in which more than 1 person has an ownership 
     interest, except to the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, production from the facility 
     shall be allocated among such persons in proportion to their 
     respective ownership interests in the gross sales from such 
     facility.
       ``(3) Related persons.--Persons shall be treated as related 
     to each other if such persons would be treated as a single 
     employer under the regulations prescribed under section 
     52(b). In the case of a corporation which is a member of an 
     affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated 
     return, such corporation shall be treated as selling fuel to 
     an unrelated person if such fuel is sold to such a person by 
     another member of such group.
       ``(4) Pass-thru in the case of estates and trusts.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.
       ``(5) Allocation of credit to patrons of agricultural 
     cooperative.--
       ``(A) Election to allocate.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an eligible cooperative 
     organization, any portion of the credit determined under 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year may, at the election of 
     the organization, be apportioned among patrons of the 
     organization on the basis of the amount of business done by 
     the patrons during the taxable year.
       ``(ii) Form and effect of election.--An election under 
     clause (i) for any taxable year shall be made on a timely 
     filed return for such year. Such election, once made, shall 
     be irrevocable for such taxable year. Such election shall not 
     take effect unless the organization designates the 
     apportionment as such in a written notice mailed to its 
     patrons during the payment period described in section 
     1382(d).
       ``(B) Treatment of organizations and patrons.--The amount 
     of the credit apportioned to any patrons under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) shall not be included in the amount determined under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the organization for the 
     taxable year, and
       ``(ii) shall be included in the amount determined under 
     subsection (a) for the first taxable year of each patron 
     ending on or after the last day of the payment period (as 
     defined in section 1382(d)) for the taxable year of the 
     organization or, if earlier, for the taxable year of each 
     patron ending on or after the date on which the patron 
     receives notice from the cooperative of the apportionment.
       ``(C) Special rules for decrease in credits for taxable 
     year.--If the amount of the credit of a cooperative 
     organization determined under subsection (a) for a taxable 
     year is less than the amount of such credit shown on the 
     return of the cooperative organization for such year, an 
     amount equal to the excess of--
       ``(i) such reduction, over
       ``(ii) the amount not apportioned to such patrons under 
     subparagraph (A) for the taxable year,

     shall be treated as an increase in tax imposed by this 
     chapter on the organization. Such increase shall not be 
     treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of 
     determining the amount of any credit under this chapter.
       ``(D) Eligible cooperative defined.--For purposes of this 
     section the term `eligible cooperative' means a cooperative 
     organization described in section 1381(a) which is owned more 
     than 50 percent by agricultural producers or by entities 
     owned by agricultural producers. For this purpose an entity 
     owned by an agricultural producer is one that is more than 50 
     percent owned by agricultural producers.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 38(b), as amended by section _01, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (36), by striking ``plus'' at the end,
       (B) in paragraph (37), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, plus'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(38) the clean fuel production credit determined under 
     section 45T(a).''.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by section _01, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45T. Clean fuel production credit.''.
       (3) Section 4101(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``every 
     person producing a fuel eligible for the clean fuel 
     production credit (pursuant to section 45T),'' after 
     ``section 6426(b)(4)(A)),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transportation fuel produced after December 
     31, 2017.

     SEC. 6022. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXISTING FUEL INCENTIVES.

       (a) Second Generation Biofuel Producer Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 40(b)(6) is amended--

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       (A) in subparagraph (E)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, and'', and
       (iii) by inserting at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(III) qualifies as a transportation fuel (as defined in 
     section 45T(e)(5)).'', and

       (B) in subparagraph (J)(i), by striking ``2017'' and 
     inserting ``2018''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to qualified second generation biofuel production 
     after December 31, 2016.
       (b) Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Used as Fuel.--
       (1) In general.--Section 40A is amended--
       (A) in subsection (f)(3)(B), by striking ``or D396'', and
       (B) in subsection (g), by striking ``2016'' and inserting 
     ``2017''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2016.
       (c) Credit for Biodiesel and Alternative Fuel Mixtures.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6426 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``2016'' and 
     inserting ``2017'',
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``motor vehicle'' and 
     inserting ``highway vehicle'',
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``liquefied'', and
       (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``2016'' and inserting 
     ``2017'', and
       (C) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     sale or use for any period after--
       ``(A) in the case of any alternative fuel mixture sold or 
     used by the taxpayer for the purposes described in subsection 
     (d)(1), December 31, 2017,
       ``(B) in the case of any sale or use involving hydrogen 
     that is not for the purposes described in subsection (d)(1), 
     December 31, 2017, and
       ``(C) in the case of any sale or use not described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), December 31, 2016.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2016.
       (d) Biodiesel, Biodiesel Mixtures, and Alternative Fuels.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6427(e)(6) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2016'' and inserting 
     ``2017'', and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2016'' and inserting 
     ``2017''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2016.

                Subtitle C--Energy Efficiency Incentives

     SEC. 6031. CREDIT FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL 
                   BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 45L is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 45L. NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, in 
     the case of an eligible contractor, the new energy efficient 
     home credit for the taxable year is the applicable amount for 
     each qualified residence which is--
       ``(1) constructed by the eligible contractor, and
       ``(2) acquired by a person from such eligible contractor 
     for use as a residence during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Applicable Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     applicable amount shall be an amount equal to $1,500 
     increased (but not above $3,000) by $100 for every 5 
     percentage points by which the efficiency ratio for the 
     qualified residence is certified to be greater than 25 
     percent.
       ``(2) Efficiency ratio.--For purposes of this section, the 
     efficiency ratio of a qualified residence shall be equal to 
     the quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by 
     dividing--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(i) the annual level of energy consumption of the 
     qualified residence, and
       ``(ii) the annual level of energy consumption of the 
     baseline residence, by
       ``(B) the annual level of energy consumption of the 
     baseline residence.
       ``(3) Baseline residence.--For purposes of this section, 
     the baseline residence shall be a residence which is--
       ``(A) comparable to the qualified residence, and
       ``(B) constructed in accordance with the standards of the 
     2015 International Energy Conservation Code, as such Code 
     (including supplements) is in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Eligible contractor.--The term `eligible contractor' 
     means--
       ``(A) the person who constructed the qualified residence, 
     or
       ``(B) in the case of a qualified residence which is a 
     manufactured home, the manufactured home producer of such 
     residence.
       ``(2) Qualified residence.--The term `qualified residence' 
     means a dwelling unit--
       ``(A) located in the United States,
       ``(B) the construction of which is substantially completed 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, and
       ``(C) which is certified to have an annual level of energy 
     consumption that is less than the baseline residence and an 
     efficiency ratio of not less than 25 percent.
       ``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' does not 
     include substantial reconstruction or rehabilitation.
       ``(d) Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--A certification described in this 
     section shall be made--
       ``(A) in accordance with guidance prescribed by, and
       ``(B) by a third-party that is accredited by a 
     certification program approved by,
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 
     Such guidance shall specify procedures and methods for 
     calculating annual energy consumption levels, and shall 
     include requirements to ensure the safe operation of energy 
     efficiency improvements and that all improvements are 
     installed according to the applicable standards of such 
     certification program.
       ``(2) Computer software.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any calculation under paragraph (1) 
     shall be prepared by qualified computer software.
       ``(B) Qualified computer software.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified computer software' means 
     software--
       ``(i) for which the software designer has certified that 
     the software meets all procedures and detailed methods for 
     calculating energy consumption levels as required by the 
     Secretary, and
       ``(ii) which provides such forms as required to be filed by 
     the Secretary in connection with energy consumption levels 
     and the credit allowed under this section.
       ``(e) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if 
     a credit is allowed under this section in connection with any 
     expenditure for any property (other than a qualified low-
     income building, as described in section 42(c)(2)), the 
     increase in the basis of such property which would (but for 
     this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be 
     reduced by the amount of the credit so determined.
       ``(f) Coordination With Investment Credits.--For purposes 
     of this section, expenditures taken into account under 
     section 25D or 47 shall not be taken into account under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any qualified residence acquired after 
     December 31, 2017.

     SEC. 6032. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CREDIT FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL 
                   BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 25C is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 25C. CREDIT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO 
                   RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(1) the applicable amount for the qualified residence 
     based on energy efficiency improvements made by the taxpayer 
     and placed in service during such taxable year, or
       ``(2) 30 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the 
     taxpayer for energy efficiency improvements made to the 
     qualified residence that were placed in service during such 
     taxable year.
       ``(b) Applicable Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
     applicable amount shall be an amount equal to $1,750 
     increased (but not above $6,500) by $300 for every 5 
     percentage points by which the efficiency ratio for the 
     qualified residence is certified to be greater than 20 
     percent.
       ``(2) Efficiency ratio.--For purposes of this section, the 
     efficiency ratio of a qualified residence shall be equal to 
     the quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by 
     dividing--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(i) the projected annual level of energy consumption of 
     the qualified residence after the energy efficiency 
     improvements have been placed in service, and
       ``(ii) the annual level of energy consumption of such 
     qualified residence prior to the energy efficiency 
     improvements being placed in service, by
       ``(B) the annual level of energy consumption described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Coordination with credit for residential energy 
     efficient property.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the 
     determination of the difference in annual levels of energy 
     consumption of the qualified residence shall not include any 
     reduction in net energy consumption related to qualified 
     property or energy storage property for which a credit was 
     allowed under section 25D.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Qualified residence.--The term `qualified residence' 
     means a dwelling unit--
       ``(A) located in the United States,
       ``(B) owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence (within the meaning of section 121), and
       ``(C) which is certified to have--
       ``(i) a projected annual level of energy consumption after 
     the energy efficiency improvements have been placed in 
     service that is less than the annual level of energy 
     consumption prior to the energy efficiency improvements being 
     placed in service, and
       ``(ii) an efficiency ratio of not less than 20 percent.
       ``(2) Energy efficiency improvements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `energy efficiency 
     improvements' means any property

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     installed on or in a dwelling unit which has been certified 
     to reduce the level of energy consumption for such unit or to 
     provide for onsite generation of electricity or useful 
     thermal energy, provided that--
       ``(i) the original use of such property commences with the 
     taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) such property reasonably can be expected to remain 
     in use for at least 5 years.
       ``(B) Amounts paid or incurred for energy efficiency 
     improvements.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the amount 
     paid or incurred by the taxpayer--
       ``(i) shall include expenditures for design and for labor 
     costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, 
     or original installation of the property, and
       ``(ii) shall not include any expenditures related to 
     expansion of the building envelope.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing 
     corporation.--In the case of an individual who is a tenant-
     stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative 
     housing corporation (as defined in such section), such 
     individual shall be treated as having made his tenant-
     stockholder's proportionate share (as defined in section 
     216(b)(3)) of any expenditures for energy efficiency 
     improvements of such corporation.
       ``(2) Condominiums.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who is a 
     member of a condominium management association with respect 
     to a condominium which the individual owns, such individual 
     shall be treated as having made the individual's 
     proportionate share of any expenditures for energy efficiency 
     improvements of such association.
       ``(B) Condominium management association.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `condominium management association' 
     means an organization which meets the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) of section 528(c) (other than subparagraph (E) 
     thereof) with respect to a condominium project substantially 
     all of the units of which are used as residences.
       ``(3) Allocation in certain cases.--If less than 80 percent 
     of the use of a property is for nonbusiness purposes, only 
     that portion of the expenditures for energy efficiency 
     improvements for such property which is properly allocable to 
     use for nonbusiness purposes shall be taken into account.
       ``(e) Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--A certification described in this 
     section shall be made--
       ``(A) in accordance with guidance prescribed by, and
       ``(B) by a third-party that is accredited by a 
     certification program approved by,
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 
     Such guidance shall specify procedures and methods for 
     calculating annual energy consumption levels, with such 
     calculations to take into account onsite generation of 
     electricity or useful thermal energy, and shall include 
     requirements to ensure the safe operation of energy 
     efficiency improvements and that all improvements are 
     installed according to the applicable standards of such 
     certification program.
       ``(2) Computer software.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any calculation under paragraph (1) 
     shall be prepared by qualified computer software.
       ``(B) Qualified computer software.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified computer software' has the 
     same meaning given such term under section 45L(d)(2).
       ``(f) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if 
     a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditures 
     with respect to any energy efficiency improvements, the 
     increase in the basis of such property which would (but for 
     this subsection) result from such expenditures shall be 
     reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed.
       ``(g) Coordination With Investment Credits.--For purposes 
     of this section, expenditures taken into account under 
     section 25D or 47 shall not be taken into account under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended 
     by striking the item relating to section 25C and inserting 
     after the item relating to section 25B the following item:

``Sec. 25C. Credit for energy efficiency improvements to residential 
              buildings.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any energy efficiency improvements placed in 
     service after December 31, 2017.

     SEC. 6033. DEDUCTION FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL 
                   BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 179D is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 179D. ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDING DEDUCTION.

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be allowed as a deduction an 
     amount equal to the applicable amount for each qualified 
     building placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable 
     year.
       ``(b) Applicable Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     applicable amount shall be an amount equal to the product 
     of--
       ``(A) the applicable dollar value, and
       ``(B) the square footage of the qualified building.
       ``(2) Applicable dollar value.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(A), the applicable dollar value shall be an amount equal 
     to $1.00 increased (but not above $4.75) by $0.25 for every 5 
     percentage points by which the efficiency ratio for the 
     qualified building is certified to be greater than 25 
     percent.
       ``(3) Efficiency ratio.--For purposes of this section, the 
     efficiency ratio of a qualified building shall be equal to 
     the quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by 
     dividing--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(i) the annual level of energy consumption of the 
     qualified building, and
       ``(ii) the annual level of energy consumption of the 
     baseline building, by
       ``(B) the annual level of energy consumption of the 
     baseline building.
       ``(4) Baseline building.--For purposes of this section, the 
     baseline building shall be a building which--
       ``(A) is comparable to the qualified building, and
       ``(B) meets the minimum requirements of Standard 90.1-2013 
     of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air 
     Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering 
     Society of North America (as in effect on December 31, 2014).
       ``(c) Qualified Building.--The term `qualified building' 
     means a building--
       ``(1) located in the United States,
       ``(2) which is owned by the taxpayer, and
       ``(3) which is certified to have an annual level of energy 
     consumption that is less than the baseline building and an 
     efficiency ratio of not less than 25 percent.
       ``(d) Allocation of Deduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified building 
     owned by an eligible entity, the Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to allow the allocation of the deduction to the 
     person primarily responsible for designing the property in 
     lieu of the owner of such property, with such person to be 
     treated as the taxpayer for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a Federal, State, or local government or a political 
     subdivision thereof,
       ``(B) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 45A(c)(6)), or
       ``(C) an organization described in section 501(c) and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a).
       ``(e) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if 
     a deduction is allowed under this section with respect to any 
     qualified building, the basis of such property shall be 
     reduced by the amount of the deduction so allowed.
       ``(f) Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--A certification described in this 
     section shall be made--
       ``(A) in accordance with guidance prescribed by, and
       ``(B) by a third-party that is accredited by a 
     certification program approved by,
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 
     Such guidance shall specify procedures and methods for 
     calculating annual energy consumption levels, and shall 
     include requirements to ensure the safe operation of energy 
     efficiency improvements and that all improvements are 
     installed according to the applicable standards of such 
     certification program.
       ``(2) Computer software.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any calculation under paragraph (1) 
     shall be prepared by qualified computer software.
       ``(B) Qualified computer software.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified computer software' means 
     software--
       ``(i) for which the software designer has certified that 
     the software meets all procedures and detailed methods for 
     calculating energy consumption levels as required by the 
     Secretary, and
       ``(ii) which provides such forms as required to be filed by 
     the Secretary in connection with energy consumption levels 
     and the deduction allowed under this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part 
     VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 179D and inserting after the item 
     relating to section 179C the following item:

``Sec. 179D. Energy efficient commercial building deduction.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any qualified building placed in service after 
     December 31, 2017.

     SEC. 6034. ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEDUCTION FOR EXISTING 
                   COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by inserting after section 179E the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 179F. DEDUCTION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO 
                   COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be allowed as a deduction an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(1) the applicable amount for the qualified building 
     based on energy efficiency improvements made by the taxpayer 
     and placed in service during the taxable year, or
       ``(2) 30 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the 
     taxpayer for energy efficiency improvements made to the 
     qualified building which were placed in service during the 
     taxable year.
       ``(b) Applicable Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     applicable amount shall be an amount equal to the product 
     of--
       ``(A) the applicable dollar value, and
       ``(B) the square footage of the qualified building.

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       ``(2) Applicable dollar value.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the applicable dollar value shall be an amount equal to 
     $1.25 increased (but not above $9.25) by $0.50 for every 5 
     percentage points by which the efficiency ratio for the 
     qualified building is certified to be greater than 20 
     percent.
       ``(3) Efficiency ratio.--For purposes of this section, the 
     efficiency ratio of a qualified building shall be equal to 
     the quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by 
     dividing--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(i) the projected annual level of energy consumption of 
     the qualified building after the energy efficiency 
     improvements have been placed in service, and
       ``(ii) the annual level of energy consumption of such 
     qualified building prior to the energy efficiency 
     improvements being placed in service, by
       ``(B) the annual level of energy consumption described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(4) Coordination with clean energy investment credit.--
     For purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the determination of the 
     difference in annual levels of energy consumption of the 
     qualified building shall not include any reduction in net 
     energy consumption related to qualified property or energy 
     storage property for which a credit was allowed under section 
     48E.
       ``(c) Definitions.--
       ``(1) Qualified building.--The term `qualified building' 
     means a building--
       ``(A) located in the United States,
       ``(B) which is owned by the taxpayer, and
       ``(C) which is certified to have--
       ``(i) a projected annual level of energy consumption after 
     the energy efficiency improvements have been placed in 
     service that is less than the annual level of energy 
     consumption prior to the energy efficiency improvements being 
     placed in service, and
       ``(ii) an efficiency ratio of not less than 20 percent.
       ``(2) Energy efficiency improvements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `energy efficiency 
     improvements' means any property installed on or in a 
     qualified building which has been certified to reduce the 
     level of energy consumption for such building or to increase 
     onsite generation of electricity, provided that depreciation 
     (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable with 
     respect to such property.
       ``(B) Amounts paid or incurred for energy efficiency 
     improvements.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the amount 
     paid or incurred by the taxpayer--
       ``(i) shall include expenditures for design and for labor 
     costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, 
     or original installation of the property, and
       ``(ii) shall not include any expenditures related to 
     expansion of the building envelope.
       ``(d) Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--A certification described in this 
     section shall be made--
       ``(A) in accordance with guidance prescribed by, and
       ``(B) by a third-party that is accredited by a 
     certification program approved by,
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 
     Such guidance shall specify procedures and methods for 
     calculating annual energy consumption levels, with such 
     calculations to take into account onsite generation of 
     electricity or useful thermal energy, and shall include 
     requirements to ensure the safe operation of energy 
     efficiency improvements and that all improvements are 
     installed according to the applicable standards of such 
     certification program.
       ``(2) Computer software.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any calculation under paragraph (1) 
     shall be prepared by qualified computer software.
       ``(B) Qualified computer software.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified computer software' has the 
     same meaning given such term under section 179D(f)(2).
       ``(e) Allocation of Deduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified building 
     owned by an eligible entity, the Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to allow the allocation of the deduction to the 
     person primarily responsible for designing the energy 
     efficiency improvements in lieu of the owner of such 
     property, with such person to be treated as the taxpayer for 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `eligible entity' has the same meaning given such 
     term under section 179D(d)(2).
       ``(f) Basis Reduction.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a 
     deduction is allowed under this section with respect to any 
     energy efficiency improvements, the basis of such property 
     shall be reduced by the amount of the deduction so allowed.
       ``(g) Coordination With Other Credits.--For purposes of 
     this section, expenditures taken into account under section 
     47 or 48E shall not be taken into account under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) Section 263(a) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``or'' at the end,
       (B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, or'', and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(M) expenditures for which a deduction is allowed under 
     section 179F.''.
       (2) Section 312(k)(3)(B) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``or 179e'' and inserting 
     ``179e, or 179f'', and
       (B) by striking ``or 179E'' and inserting ``179E, or 
     179F''.
       (3) Section 1016(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (36), by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) in paragraph (37), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, and'', and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(38) to the extent provided in section 179D(f).''.
       (4) Section 1245(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``179F,'' after 
     ``179E,'', and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``179F,'' after 
     ``179E,''.
       (5) The table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 179E the following new item:

``Sec. 179F. Deduction for energy efficiency improvements to commercial 
              buildings.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any energy efficiency improvements placed in 
     service after December 31, 2017.

              Subtitle D--Clean Electricity and Fuel Bonds

     SEC. 6041. CLEAN ENERGY BONDS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart J of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 54BB. CLEAN ENERGY BONDS.

       ``(a) In General.--If a taxpayer holds a clean energy bond 
     on one or more interest payment dates of the bond during any 
     taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the 
     tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount 
     equal to the sum of the credits determined under subsection 
     (b) with respect to such dates.
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--The amount of the credit 
     determined under this subsection with respect to any interest 
     payment date for a clean energy bond is 28 percent of the 
     amount of interest payable by the issuer with respect to such 
     date.
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in 
     section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
       ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this part 
     (other than subpart C and this subpart).
       ``(2) Carryover of unused credit.--If the credit allowable 
     under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
     paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be 
     carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
     credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year 
     (determined before the application of paragraph (1) for such 
     succeeding taxable year).
       ``(d) Clean Energy Bond.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `clean energy bond' means any bond issued as part of an issue 
     if--
       ``(A) 100 percent of the excess of the available project 
     proceeds (as defined in section 54A(e)(4)) of such issue over 
     the amounts in a reasonably required reserve (within the 
     meaning of section 150(a)(3)) with respect to such issue are 
     to be used for capital expenditures incurred by an entity 
     described in subparagraph (B) for 1 or more qualified 
     facilities,
       ``(B) the bond is issued by--
       ``(i) a governmental body (as defined in paragraph (3) of 
     section 54C(d)),
       ``(ii) a public power provider (as defined in paragraph (2) 
     of such section), or
       ``(iii) a cooperative electric company (as defined in 
     paragraph (4) of such section), and
       ``(C) the issuer makes an irrevocable election to have this 
     section apply.
       ``(2) Applicable rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) for purposes of section 149(b), a clean energy bond 
     shall not be treated as federally guaranteed by reason of the 
     credit allowed under subsection (a) or section 6433,
       ``(B) for purposes of section 148, the yield on a clean 
     energy bond shall be determined without regard to the credit 
     allowed under subsection (a), and
       ``(C) a bond shall not be treated as a clean energy bond if 
     the issue price has more than a de minimis amount (determined 
     under rules similar to the rules of section 1273(a)(3)) of 
     premium over the stated principal amount of the bond.
       ``(3) Qualified facility.--The term `qualified facility' 
     means a facility--
       ``(A) which is described in subsection (e)(3) of section 
     45S and has a greenhouse gas emissions rate of less than 186 
     grams of CO2e per KWh (as such terms are defined 
     in subsections (b)(1) and (e)(1) of such section), or
       ``(B) which is described in subsection (e)(4) of section 
     45T and only produces transportation fuel which has an 
     emissions rate of less than 38.62 kilograms of 
     CO2e per mmBTU (as such terms are defined in 
     subsections (b) and (e) of such section).
       ``(e) Interest Payment Date.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `interest payment date' means any date on which the 
     holder of record of the clean energy bond is entitled to a 
     payment of interest under such bond.
       ``(f) Credit Phase Out.--
       ``(1) Electrical production.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case 
     of a clean energy bond for

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     which the proceeds are used for capital expenditures incurred 
     by an entity for a qualified facility described in subsection 
     (d)(3)(A), if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, determines that the annual 
     greenhouse gas emissions from electrical production in the 
     United States are equal to or less than the percentage 
     specified in section 45S(d)(1), the amount of the credit 
     determined under subsection (b) with respect to any clean 
     energy bond issued during a calendar year described in 
     paragraph (3) shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the amount determined under subsection (b) without 
     regard to this subsection, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the phase-out percentage under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Deadline to begin phase-out.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     electrical production in the United States for each year 
     before calendar year 2026 are greater than the percentage 
     specified in section 45S(d)(1), then the determination 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to have been 
     made for calendar year 2025.
       ``(2) Fuel production.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case 
     of a clean energy bond for which the proceeds are used for 
     capital expenditures incurred by an entity for a qualified 
     facility described in subsection (d)(3)(B), if the Secretary, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     transportation fuel produced and sold at retail annually in 
     the United States are equal to or less than the percentage 
     specified in section 45T(d)(1), the amount of the credit 
     determined under subsection (b) with respect to any clean 
     energy bond issued during a calendar year described in 
     paragraph (3) shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the amount determined under subsection (b) without 
     regard to this subsection, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the phase-out percentage under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Deadline to begin phase-out.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 
     transportation fuel produced and sold at retail annually in 
     the United States for each year before calendar year 2026 are 
     greater than the percentage specified in section 45T(d)(1), 
     then the determination described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     deemed to have been made for calendar year 2025.
       ``(3) Phase-out percentage.--The phase-out percentage under 
     this paragraph is equal to--
       ``(A) for any bond issued during the first calendar year 
     following the calendar year in which the determination 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) is made, 75 percent,
       ``(B) for any bond issued during the second calendar year 
     following such determination year, 50 percent,
       ``(C) for any bond issued during the third calendar year 
     following such determination year, 25 percent, and
       ``(D) for any bond issued during any calendar year 
     subsequent to the year described in subparagraph (C), 0 
     percent.
       ``(g) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Interest on clean energy bonds includible in gross 
     income for federal income tax purposes.--For purposes of this 
     title, interest on any clean energy bond shall be includible 
     in gross income.
       ``(2) Application of certain rules.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) of section 54A 
     shall apply for purposes of the credit allowed under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations and other guidance as may be necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out this section and section 6433.''.
       (b) Credit for Qualified Clean Energy Bonds Allowed to 
     Issuer.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of subtitle F is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6433. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED CLEAN ENERGY BONDS ALLOWED 
                   TO ISSUER.

       ``(a) In General.--The issuer of a qualified clean energy 
     bond shall be allowed a credit with respect to each interest 
     payment under such bond which shall be payable by the 
     Secretary as provided in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Payment of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay 
     (contemporaneously with each interest payment date under such 
     bond) to the issuer of such bond (or to any person who makes 
     such interest payments on behalf of the issuer) 28 percent of 
     the interest payable under such bond on such date.
       ``(2) Interest payment date.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `interest payment date' means each date 
     on which interest is payable by the issuer under the terms of 
     the bond.
       ``(c) Application of Arbitrage Rules.--For purposes of 
     section 148, the yield on a qualified clean energy bond shall 
     be reduced by the credit allowed under this section.
       ``(d) Qualified Clean Energy Bond.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified clean energy bond' means a clean 
     energy bond (as defined in section 54BB(d)) issued as part of 
     an issue if the issuer, in lieu of any credit allowed under 
     section 54BB(a) with respect to such bond, makes an 
     irrevocable election to have this section apply.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subpart J of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 54BB. Clean energy bonds.''.

       (2) The heading of such subpart (and the item relating to 
     such subpart in the table of subparts for part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1) are each amended by striking 
     ``Build America Bonds''and inserting ``Build America Bonds 
     and Clean Energy Bonds''.
       (3) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of 
     subtitle F is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6433. Credit for qualified clean energy bonds allowed to 
              issuer.''.

       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 6211(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``and 6431'' and inserting ``6431, and 6433''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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